News in Brief Podcast | Week 11 | Ocean rates down, uncertainty up
In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone ...
(Editor’s note: The headline of this post has been updated – here’s the original title – following additional feedback from Flexport, confirming and expanding on what was previously stated by the forwarder.)
Those lucky enough who had the temper to plough through 2,000 words of my Silicon Valley Bank & Friends op-ed yesterday, may have caught these lines at the bottom of our lengthy coverage:
(Thanks for getting there if you read that far.)
“And so, who is ultimately exposed in T&L? All eyes are on San Francisco’s Flexport…. ...
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China-US trade tariff pause could drive a rebound for transpacific rates
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Serious threat to jobs in US logistics as tariffs cause economic 'stagflation'
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White House u-turns see freighters flying but keep logistics players on their toes
MSC in terminal switch as Nhava Sheva gets strong start to new fiscal year
Peak season or recession? Forwarders and shippers need to 'stay flexible'
Volga-Dnepr claims 'pirate' Canada has 'hijacked' its stranded aircraft
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